I.R.S. Records
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I.R.S. Records was an influential American independent record label, especially prominent in the 1980s for promoting new wave and alternative rock artists.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I.R.S. Records canonical | 6 |
| I.R.S. Media | 2 |
| Miles Copeland’s I.R.S. Records | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4047083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I.R.S. Records Context triple: [Oingo Boingo, recordLabel, I.R.S. Records]
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A.
MCA Records
MCA Records was a major American record label known for releasing music by prominent rock, pop, and country artists throughout the latter half of the 20th century.
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B.
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is a major American record label founded by Frank Sinatra, known for signing a wide range of influential artists across rock, pop, and R&B.
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C.
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major American record label, founded in 1942 and based in Los Angeles, known for signing iconic artists across jazz, pop, and rock.
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D.
Arista Records
Arista Records is a major American record label known for signing and promoting numerous successful artists across pop, R&B, and rock music.
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E.
Festival Records
Festival Records was a prominent Australian record label known for signing and releasing music by major artists such as Olivia Newton-John.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I.R.S. Records Target entity description: I.R.S. Records was an influential American independent record label, especially prominent in the 1980s for promoting new wave and alternative rock artists.
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A.
MCA Records
MCA Records was a major American record label known for releasing music by prominent rock, pop, and country artists throughout the latter half of the 20th century.
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B.
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is a major American record label founded by Frank Sinatra, known for signing a wide range of influential artists across rock, pop, and R&B.
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C.
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major American record label, founded in 1942 and based in Los Angeles, known for signing iconic artists across jazz, pop, and rock.
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D.
Arista Records
Arista Records is a major American record label known for signing and promoting numerous successful artists across pop, R&B, and rock music.
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E.
Festival Records
Festival Records was a prominent Australian record label known for signing and releasing music by major artists such as Olivia Newton-John.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| associatedNetwork | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedShow | I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributedBy |
A&M Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EMI NERFINISHED ⓘ MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jay Boberg
NERFINISHED
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Miles Copeland III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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college rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasImprint |
I.R.S. Metal
NERFINISHED
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I.R.S. Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ I.R.S. No Speak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American alternative rock scene
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college radio programming ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing college radio acts
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promoting alternative rock artists ⓘ promoting new wave artists ⓘ |
| market |
North America
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Concrete Blonde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fine Young Cannibals NERFINISHED ⓘ General Public NERFINISHED ⓘ Lords of the New Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oingo Boingo NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Alarm NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bangles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Buzzcocks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cramps NERFINISHED ⓘ The English Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fleshtones NERFINISHED ⓘ The Go-Go's NERFINISHED ⓘ The Replacements NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stranglers NERFINISHED ⓘ Wall of Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Beauty and the Beat
NERFINISHED
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I Just Can't Stop It NERFINISHED ⓘ Murmur NERFINISHED ⓘ Reckoning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Universal Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I.R.S. Records Description of subject: I.R.S. Records was an influential American independent record label, especially prominent in the 1980s for promoting new wave and alternative rock artists.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I.R.S. Media
this entity surface form:
I.R.S. Media
this entity surface form:
Miles Copeland’s I.R.S. Records